Moholkar K, Fenelon G. Colles fracture – Should the Rheumatologist have an input? A poster presented at the Irish Soc. of Rheumatology conference held at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, October 1998.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT PEER REVIEWED MEETINGS

K Moholkar, G Fenelon. A study to determine the accuracy and reliability of volumetric analysis of the Foot and Ankle. Presented at the 5th Annual conference of the Bioengineering Society and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland, at the Tulfarri House, Blessington, Ireland on the 30th January 1999.

K Moholkar, G Fenelon. A new and safer technique to harvest patellar bone block during Anterior CruciateLigament Reconstruction. Presented at the conference of the Bioengineering Society and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland, at the Arklow Bay Hotel, Arklow, Ireland, and 6th January 2000.

K Moholkar, J Day, T Meadows et al. Do Paediatric Orthopaedic Hospitals need a new Arthroscope. Presented to the British Trauma Society on 1-10-03 in London.

DISSERTATIONS PRESENTED TOWARDS ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

A biomechanical analysis of four different methods of harvesting bone -patellar tendon- bone graft in porcine knees. JBJS 2002, 84A-10, 1782-87. A porcine study to examine the incidence & patterns of fracture after different shapes of patellar bone plugs. A requirement for MCh-Trinity College, Dublin. This project was planned in two stages

a) Studying the properties of porcine cancellous and cortical bone in relation to stress risers.

b) Impact testing the porcine knees after harvesting the bone patella bone graft and loading knee extensor mechanism after harvesting various sizes and shapes of patellar bone grafts – patellar tendon and tibial bone graft. The conclusion drawn at the end

of this project was that round cornered patellar bone plugs are better and safe than the traditional sharp cornered ones.

Diagnostic value of Arthroscopy in the internal derangement’s of the knee-A study of 63 cases. Thesis submitted to University of Bombay in Oct 1993 as a requirement for MSOrthopaedics

Surgical treatment of habitual dislocation of patella- a study of 36 patients. Thesis as a requirement for Fellowship in Orthopedics. Submitted to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bombay. As a requirement for FCPS Orthopaedics

AUDIT PROJECTS AND LOOP COMPLETED

K Moholkar, J Day, T Meadows et al. A Questionnaire based audit to assess the parental understanding of Botox injection therapy in children with cerebral palsy after verbal explanation. Questionnaires sent out in April 2003